Paradoxically, in a dying world, we are caught in a balancing act between reality and escapism. Like an after-image -- a fast fading visual impression -- we’ve lost touch with our own ability to make sense of our survival. Our forward looking optimism dissolved at the end of the twentieth century, leaving us bewitched by a sense of the limited time we have left to exist on Earth. #largeformatphotography #photography #filmphotography #art #filmnoir #8x10